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‘In this role, he manages and directs the Life Skills Support Center, and family advocacy, substance abuse and drug demand reduction programs.’

‘The navy also directed the seaborne logistic operation that sustained the American forces and their allies in Southeast Asia.’

‘The AOC directs airpower for a theater and the NOSC directs Net Operations.’

‘Military planners rely on them to provide command-and-control centres from which operations can be directed.’

‘It includes the battlespace management process of planning, directing, coordinating, and controlling forces and operations.’

‘Above all, we need these strategies to be directed by a national government focused constantly on the task, not just whenever a media opportunity arises.’

‘One also recalls many a ministers operating from the police control rooms and directing the anti-minority operations.’

‘Reason is no less of the nature of man than passion, and is the same in all men, because all men agree in the will to be directed and governed in the way to that which they desire to attain, namely their own good, which is the work of reason.’

‘He will be responsible for directing and managing many of the programs and day-to-day operations and activities at NASA.’

‘He is directing these comments to the ruling elite, assuring it that a Kerry administration would continue the US drive for global hegemony, but would more competently manage the policy's execution.’

‘‘You have made a new start on a difficult journey requiring courage and leadership each day,’ Bush said, directing his comments to Abbas.’

‘I wasn't sure who she directed the comment to but I was guessing it was Max.’

‘She also rebuked her, telling her this was not a news conference, and ordered her to direct her remarks to the court.’

‘‘My patience is running thin,’ Vincenzi said while turning to Domi, so that it was unclear who the comment was directed to.’

‘I would like to direct my comments to two Supplementary Order Papers on the Table that relate to Part 1.’

‘The West directed their comments to two audiences: the governments of the Eastern states and those individuals dissenting from prevailing practices in Soviet-bloc states.’

‘It seemed ironic to me that Atkinson should direct his comments to a black player who grew up believing he was mixed race.’

‘He directed his next comment to Adrian as they moved to get into the truck.’

‘Remember to write as if you are facing the person you are directing your comments to.’

‘I was directing my comment to the Northlands School Division where the graduation rate is extremely low.’

‘These are the people that most of my comments will be directed to.’

‘He patted the man roughly on the cheek and took a step back, directing his next comment to the guards.’

‘If she is worried about a small group of people holding up progress and costing York taxpayers money, then perhaps she might like to direct her comments to the Lib Dem council, a group set to get very much smaller after 2007.’

‘‘That's alright, I willingly give up my share to any takers,’ she said pointedly, directing her comment to Ray-Ray who was acting blissfully ignorant.’

‘‘That little walk he took, opened the wound again,’ Hannah said, directing her comment to her parents.’